George Bush, Stocks, CBS: Your Wednesday Briefing

We start today by looking ahead to George Bush’s funeral, a sentencing recommendation for a former Trump aide, and new details about a sexual misconduct investigation at CBS. We also invite you to share your thoughts about our new design.

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George Bush’s service dog, Sully, visited the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday. A funeral service for the former president will be held in Washington today.CreditSarah Silbiger/The New York Times

Leaders gather for George Bush’s funeral today

The service for the nation’s 41st president begins at 11 a.m. Eastern at Washington National Cathedral. President Trump and the four living former presidents are scheduled to attend. The Times will have live coverage.

President’s tweets rattle the markets

Referring to himself as “a Tariff Man,” Mr. Trump cast doubt on a truce in the trade war that he reached with President Xi Jinping just days ago. The White House has sent mixed messages about what was agreed to, and Beijing hasn’t confirmed details.

Prosecutors recommend a light sentence for Michael Flynn

President Trump’s former national security adviser helped substantially with the special counsel’s investigation into Russian election interference and should receive little to no prison time, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Catch up: Mr. Flynn was the first person from Mr. Trump’s inner circle to strike a deal with Robert Mueller, the special counsel. He pleaded guilty a year ago to lying to the F.B.I. about conversations he had with the Russian ambassador to the U.S.

Saudi prince is “complicit” in killing, senators say

A bipartisan group of senators said on Tuesday that a classified briefing by the C.I.A. director had solidified their belief that Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, had ordered the killing of the dissident Jamal Khashoggi.

The White House has expressed support for the Saudi leadership, including Prince Mohammed, despite strong evidence that it was behind Mr. Khashoggi’s death in October. Mr. Khashoggi was a U.S. resident and a columnist for The Washington Post.

Watch: Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, called Prince Mohammed “a wrecking ball” after the briefing. “I think he’s complicit in the murder of Mr. Khashoggi to the highest level possible.”

What’s next: Lawmakers are divided over how to respond, and whether to impose sanctions. The White House said all members of the House would be briefed next week.

The report, by lawyers hired by the network, says CBS would be justified in denying $120 million in severance to Mr. Moonves, who was forced to step down as chief executive in September.

How we know: The Times reviewed a copy of the report. Among the revelations is that the lawyers were told by multiple people that CBS had an employee “who was ‘on call’ to perform oral sex” on Mr. Moonves.

Analysis: The report, which shows that senior executives and board members did nothing about the allegations, shows the failure of corporate governance, our business columnist writes.

If you have 8 minutes, this is worth it

Steve Bannon’s Chinese bedfellow

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Guo Wengui, a billionaire also known as Miles Kwok, is a fierce critic of Beijing. Mr. Bannon — a former Trump strategist obsessed with the emerging threat from China — has found common ground with him.

Republican group is hacked: The campaign committee for House Republicans disclosed that the email accounts of several of its senior officials had been hacked in April by a “foreign entity.”

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Snapshot: Above left, “Victorious Youth,” a 2,000-year-old bronze sculpture, is on display at the Getty Villa, part of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Italy’s highest court has ordered that the prized statue, which was retrieved from the Adriatic Sea in 1964, be returned to the country.

Late-night comedy: James Corden was not excited by how filthy cellphones are: “According to a recent study, the average cellphone is nearly seven times dirtier than — brace yourselves — a toilet. Yeah, it’s true. Although there’s an easy solution: Just rinse off your phone in the toilet.”

What we’re reading: This article in Forward looks into the true identity of Rick (“Here’s looking at you, kid”), from “Casablanca.” Dan Saltzstein, our special projects editorial director, dares you not to get sucked in: “It turns out the man behind the character was a Jewish songwriter and impresario from New York named Billy Rose.”

Listen to: The experimental guitarist Mary Halvorson’s tribute to the Beatles, “With a Little Help From My Friends.” She uses a couple of overdubbed guitars, some effects and the sparse drumming of Tomas Fujiwara.

Smarter Living: The biggest roadblock to your productivity is a smartphone on your desk. A 2017 study found its mere presence — even powered off — “reduces available cognitive capacity.” So put it out of sight when you need to work.

One of the wealthiest men in the world, du Pont was also among the most prominent “wets” — as opponents of Prohibition were called. He helped lead a powerful lobbying group with a not-so-hidden agenda: Bring back booze, and make income taxes unnecessary by renewing levies on legal alcohol.

He succeeded, to a point. The end of Prohibition injected millions of dollars into the federal Treasury. But income and corporate taxes went up, too.

Du Pont’s folly was America’s gain — and a reminder that in politics, things rarely turn out the way you want, no matter how much money you have.

That’s it for this briefing. See you next time.

— Chris

Thank youTo Eleanor Stanford for the cultural highlights and Kenneth R. Rosen and James K. Williamson for their Smarter Living tips. Clay Risen, a deputy Op-Ed editor and authority on spirits,wrote today’s Back Story. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com.

P.S.👂 We’re listening to “The Daily.” Today’s episode is on China’s relationship with the West.❓Here’s today’s mini crossword puzzle, and a clue: Cupcake coating (5 letters). 📷 For the fourth time this year, T — The Times’s style magazine — had a split run, which features more than one cover image. This time, it involved four different photos honoring black male voices in American letters.